Most pilots will tell you that flying isn't hard. However, becoming a pilot can be very difficult. The easiest path to becoming a pilot is to acquire a sport pilot certificate. In order to be eligible, you'll need an FAA medical and student pilot certificate.

Is the private pilot written test hard? It can be, but more than 90% of students pass it every year, so it's not too hard.

Aviators often speak “pilot English” to avoid miscommunications over radio transmission. “Tree” for instance, means three, “fife” is the number five and “niner” means nine, says Tom Zecha, a manager at AOPA. The variations stemmed from a desire to avoid confusion between similar-sounding numbers, he says.

Here are the 5 most common checkride failures out there. 5) Stalls. There are two big problems with stalls on checkrides. ... 4) Landings. Judgment is essential for pilots. ... 3) Emergency Landing. Always, always, always fly the airplane. ... 2) Airspace. There aren't too many things more complex than airspace. ... 1) Weather.

The private pilot knowledge test consists of 60 multiple-choice questions selected from the 738 airplane-related questions in the FAA's test bank. Each question and complete explanation is reproduced in Gleim's Private Pilot FAA Written Exam book and FAA Test Prep software.

The airline transport pilot (ATP) is the most advanced pilot certificate one can obtain, and it's necessary for those who want to fly commercial airliners for a living.

The airline transport pilot (ATP) is the most advanced pilot certificate one can obtain, and it's necessary for those who want to fly commercial airliners for a living.

Across the board—at the private, commercial, and even flight instructor level—the average initial pass rate is 77.5 percent.